Shall Attain Unto Wise Counsels

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“shall attain unto wise counsels:”

Proverbs 1.5

What does “shall attain” mean? The whole verse says, “A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:”.

The word attain basically means to buy. It gives us the idea that people will pay for good counsel… and yet, one of the greatest blessings we have, as being born-again Christians, is the access to good information/counsel and Jesus paid for it! By that I mean we have the best counsel and advice available in this world today and it’s free!

"That ye may know that ye have eternal life"

“These things have I written unto you

that believe on the name of the Son of God;

that ye may know that ye have eternal life,

and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.”

1 John 5:13

 

Thinking about the time and the events surrounding the day I was saved, I sometimes consider the following questions and I am blessed when I do.  God saved me but:  Why?  How?  Where was I?  What happened in me?

 

Love your enemies

“Love your enemies”

Matthew 5.44

 

Do you have any enemies? 

 

Seriously, do you have any enemies?

 

Do you love them?  How would you know?  How would it show?

 

Jesus was speaking to the church He was starting, and others gathered around, when He said things that were different than anything people had heard before, things like, “I say unto you, Love your enemies”.

 

There have been times that I wasn’t sure who was my friend and who was my enemy… so, worse case scenario?  “Love your enemies”!

"This honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD"

“…this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD.”

Psalms 149:7-9

 

“this honour have all his saints.”  What honour?  What honour do the saints of God get, for doing what?

 

The word “honour” here has to do with “magnificence, splendor: excellency”.  So, what do the saints of God do to get this magnificence, or splendor, excellency?

 

Behold Now Is the Day of Salvation

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“...behold now is the day of salvation”

2 Corinthians 6.2

 

A preacher once asked the question, “Why are so few people coming to Christ?”  Then he went on to say, “Because there is not a definite effort put forth to persuade a definite person to receive a definite Saviour at a definite time, and that definite time is now!”

 

“...behold now is the day of salvation”

 

My People Love to Have It So

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The prophets prophesy falsely...

and my people love to have it so:”

Jeremiah 5.31

 

There are so many “Christians” out there today who do not seem to understand what the Bible says about our day and time.  They say, “Why is there confusion in religion today?” or “Why don’t we have unity?”

 

Many seem to wonder why “we Christians” don’t all agree on everything.

 

In His Days Shall The Righteous Flourish

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“In his days shall the righteous flourish”

Psalm 72.7

 

“A Psalm for Solomon.”  That is the subtitle to this Psalm, the 72nd Psalm.  A Psalm written by David for his son Solomon, who would become king after David.  But also a Psalm telling of “The Son” Who would one day reign as King of kings!  “In his days shall the righteous flourish”.

 

But the LORD Trieth the Hearts

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“The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold:

but the LORD trieth the hearts.”

Proverbs 17:3

 

This verse is telling us that most things of value go through a process before they are of any use.

A fining pot, the term means “crucible”, is used for silver to get the impurities out of it… but the LORD trieth the hearts.

 

A furnace is where they put gold to make it better… but the LORD trieth the hearts.

 

He That Believeth on Him Shall Not Be Confounded

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“…he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

1 Peter 2.6

 

That word “confounded” has to do with being “shamed” or “disgraced”.

 

The difficulty for people who are not sure about what they really believe is the confusion and insecurity they choose to live with.

 

It may sound intelligent to say there are so many things we don’t know for sure...  A lot of grey areas in life...  How can anyone be so sure...?  What can we really believe...?

 

But His Hand Is Stretched Out Still

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“…but his hand is stretched out still.”

Isaiah 5:25

 

Every time I read this phrase as it appears in the Book of Isaiah, some five times, I am touched that the hand of the Lord is stretched out still!

 

It makes me think of God’s love to us, that in His love He continues to reach out to us…

 

That is NOT what THAT PHRASE, in the Book of Isaiah, is talking about – AT ALL!

 

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